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THE FAITHFUL PROPHET.

Herod Aptipas was a weak and prohigate
prince, the son of Herod the Great, so called
who died soon ter the birth of JESUS (see
Lesson, July 1O), and by whose will Antipas
became the ruler of Galilee and Perea, the
principal field of JESUS and Johns public
ministry. He had married an Arabian prin-
cess, whom he had deserted for Herodias.
Herodias was the wife of Herod Philip,-not
the tetrarch of that name,-who was half
brother to Antipas, and heir apparent to the
throne of their father, but who had been dis
inherited because of the treachery of his
mother, Marianne, the second wife of that
name of Herod the Great, who was the
daughter of the high priest.
HER0DIAS was the grand daughter of the
first Marianne, the beautiful Maccabean
princess, and daughter of Aristobulus, the
haIf-brother of Philip and Antipas. She was
an ambitious and able, though unprincipled
woman. She was born a princess, and be-
came the wife of the crown prince of the
family of Herod. Bat her ambition and the
princely station to which she was born had
not been realized. By the misfortunes of
her husband she was only a private citizen
of Rome. Her husband was poor aud with
out royal rank. She longed to be queen
and reign the head of a splendid court. She
resolved to become the wife and queen of the
then most powerful prince of her race. She
deserted her husband. aud became the wife
of the tetrarch of Galilee, in defiance of jew
ish law. Such a circum 'tance would neces-
sarily cause great scandal in Galilee, and
especially upon the Jewish race, and arouse
the opposition of the teachers of religion and
the Law. Besides, the anger of Aret4s, the
king of Arabia, who sought to avenge his
wronged daughter, the abandoned wife of An
tipas, brought great distress upon the people.
THE REPROOF OF J0HN.-The lawless
and defiant pair may have sought to gain
Johns approval of their unholy alliance,
hoping to allay the popular discomfort by the
pronounced favor of so popular prophet.
Herod may have invited John to visit the
palace, seeking in that way to gain his sp-
prevail of the marriage. But whatever the
occasion, we are informed that John had
said to him, II is not lawful for you to have
her ," John was not man to hesitate or
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WMNANMSyUW2

If you have all, or any consider
able number of these symptoms,
you are suffering from that most
common of American maladies-
Bilious Dyspepsia, or Torpid Liv-
err, associated with Dyspepsia, or
Indigestion. The more complica-
ted your disease has become, the
greater the number and diversity
of symptoms. No matter what
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of the Lungs, Skin Diseases, Heart
Disease, Rheumatism, Kidney Dis
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quite liable to set in and, sooner
or later, induce fatal termination.
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The Sunday Sehon1.
Eessnt1 Series tor 1883.
FIRST QUARTER.
STUDIES in THE NEW TESTAMENT.
January 4, 1888.
LESSON I.-HER0D AND JOHN THE
BAPT fist.
BY REV. ROBERT T. POLK.
Eessnt1 Series for 1883.
FIRST QUARTER.
January \, 1888.
BY REV. ROBERT T. POLK.
Matthew xiv. 1-12.]

THE FAME OF JEsUs.-The fame of JE-
sUs at last reached the palace of the pro-
vincial governor of Galilee and Perea, Herod
the tetrarch. The ministry of the Apostles
may have contributed to this, as the record
of the fact by Mark and Luke Immediately
follows on account of their mission MARK
vi. IA; Luke tx. y. We have no account of
JESUS ever having visited Tiberias, the city
of Herod's principal residence. But his
teachings and miracles had spread the report
of him far and wide, till it penetrated the
precincts of the Court We are informed by
Luke viii. 81 that the wife of Herod's stew
ard had before this journeyed with JESUS dur
ing his itinerant ministry, and contributed
with others who had been healed by him, to
his support. At a later period we hear of a
foster brother of Herod who was public
teacher in the church at Antioch (Acts xiii.
u. At about the time when the twelve apos-
ties, going in pairs, visited the cities of Gal
lice proclaiming the advent of the Messiah
and his kingdom, and teaching and healing
in his name, "Herod the tetrarch heard the
report concerning JESUS" and his wonderful
works,
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HERop,s CONCLUSION.

When Herod heard of the wonderful works
of JESUS he declared that he was John the
Baptist, whom he had but recently put to
death, and who had risen from the dead and
was manifesting supernatural powers [duma-
nis] that is, the powers of the invisible
world. 1t was the conclusion of a guilty and
superstitious spirit; display of philosophiz-
ing with touch of a guilty conscience.
When he heard of JESUS he feared that he was
John whom he had beheaded; his conscience
was filled with the thought of the man he had
murdered, whose ghost had appeared to tor
ment him. The miracles of which he heard
were but the manifestation of spiritual pow
ers natural to one risen from the dead. He
may have cunningly concluded that the peo-
pie would cherish less malice against him for
killing their prophet, if they were encour-
aged to believe that he was restored to them
from among the departed, possessing the
powers of the world of spirits.
The Record of the Evangelists.- the
accounts of the other evangelists mark vi.
ID Luke tx. y, it appears that this conclu-
zion was not original with Herod. He is re-
ported by Luke to have been perplexed by
what he heard, "because it was said that
John had been raised from the dead" He
sought to see JESUS, it may be to determine
for himself the truth of the statement con-
corning John. In his perplexity he said: 81
beheaded John: but who is this CT whom 1
hear such things?" 1t was the current belief
of the Jews that some of their famous proph-
cts would be restored to life to herald the
Al L. L..
Herod finally adopted the opinion expressed
that John, whom he had sent to prison and
afterward beheaded, had indeed risen from
the dead, and urged this as the only correct
view to be taken of JESUS and his wonderful
ministry.
Herod had imprisoned John, it is said, "for
the sake of Herodias, his brother Phillips
wife," whose unlawful marriage with Herod
John had denounced. The wicked woman
demanded that John should be put to death;
but Herod feared the people, among whom
John was popular, and who esteemed him
great prophet. and believing him to be just
and holy man whom he gladly heard, he pre-
served his life in prison MARK vi. 20). He
may have condemned him to prison on
charge of sedition for disturbing or endan-
gering by his popular ministry the peace of
the realm, as is declared by the Jewish his
torian, Josephus.
John was condemned in the mind of Herod
on political grounds, as endangering his po-
sition, and executed on private and ostensi-
BILE grounds, in order to crafty a malicious
but powerful woman. The Scriptural rea
son was but the pretext for carrying into eff
feet the determination of Herod's cabinet.
That the fear of Herod was not without some
ground may be seen In the popu arity which
John had gained MARK xi. 32).-McC iintock
and Strong, Encyclopedia"
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l am not furnished with any instance exactly
parallel. And 1 should conclude from this
very story, as related by the evangelists that
this dance was a very unusual if not a singu-
lar piece of complaisance. If it had been a
common thing it is not to be supposed that
Herod would have thought of requiting it
with 80 large a present as the half of his
kingdom"
We have an instance in Josephus which
follows the story of the marriage of Herod
Antipas and Herodias. Aretas was extreme
ly incensed at the treatment of his daughter
and war broke out between him and Herod.
A battle was fought and Herod's troops were
defeated. Herod sending an account of this
battle to Tiberius wrote also to Vitellius to
declare war against Aretas, with orders that
if he were taken prisoner he should be
brought 10 him in chains, and that if he were
slain his head should be sent to him.
Charles TX. who ordered the massacre of
st. Bartholomew, was tortured with remorse
up to the day of his death, two years after.
81 know not how it is" he said to his sur
geon, Ambrose Pare, shut for the last few
days feel as in fever. My mind and body
are both disturbed. Every moment, whether
am asleep or awake, visions of murdered
corpses, covered with blood and hideous to
the sight, haunt me-"
-"The old English word charger is con-
nected with the whole family of words i'm
plying the idea ofsomething carrying or car
ried. AS the simplest root in the English
language may be specified the syllable car:
thence we have car, carriage, chariot, cargo,
charge, carry, and charger. Hence the plat
ter was called charger, because it was
charged with burden to carry"
AT the time of this scene it was common
for princes to require the heads of eminent
persons whom they ordered for execution, to
BIZ brought to them, especially where there
was any resentment.
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DIR. PIERCE's GOLDEN MEDICAL
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"FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE"

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Do you feel dull, languid, low
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1 GENERAL
| DEBILITY.

Blotch, or Eruption, to the worst
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GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY
cures Consumption (which is Scro-
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CONSUMPTION CURE" but aban-
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i've for medicine which, from its
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it promptly cures the severest
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Advertisements.
What is ScrofuIa

1t is that impurity in the blood, which, accumu-
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poisons are, by its use, robbed of
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| HIp-JOINT
/ DISEASE.

Mrs IDA NJ STRONG, of AinslUorth, Ind, writes:
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| INDIGESTION,
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BLOTGHEs.

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Mrs. MARY A. MCCLURE, Columbus, Kans.
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Rev. f. AsBURY HOWELL Pastor Of the
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for such complaints, and in one weeks time l
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/ LIVER
/ DISEASE.

was unable to {
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A BAD ULCER.

ssotre, Thick Neck-JuIIA p BECKwIrH, of L0 West
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Mrs. RUTH A. SICKLEs, of Ocean Port, Monmouth
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now, thanks to your Disco
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| INVIGORATES
/ THE SYSTEM.

mer as I have ever
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| BILIOUS
ATTACK.
| LIVER
| DISEASE.

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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-09-13
Dust Baths for Fowls, Etc.

A dust bath is to the hen what a
water bath is to mankind, n means
of cleaning the skin from impM'-
tiles, and especially from vermin. 1t
should always be placed where it may
keep dry, and where it may always
be handy. The dust must not only be
lry. but it must be in the shape of an
mpalpablc powder, Fine loan, or
humas clay is the best. To this may be
added one-half of fine-sifted coal ashes.
Wood ashes should never be used. But
If an ounce OF carbolic acid be PIT in
water enough to dissolve it, and this is
,prinkled on two bushels of dry dust
md the whole thoroughly mixed, il
will assist the fowls in Kidding them
selves of vermin. The dust bath should
be placed where it can receive the full
rays of the sun. The hotter it thus
gets the better the fowls like it. The
box in which the material is place.
should be large, not less than 4x4 fee
If possible, and the dust therein may bt
TO a depth of three or four inches. =
Farm. Field and Stockman.
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STRANGE pHrnoMenon.


~ tne Atlantic Heard a. = Dis
lance Of Seventy Miles
There Is story that Mr.. Eliot Glover.
q Portland, formerly Of this city, re.
lated apropos Of sounds out OF the st;ll
sly. 1 was in Pennington, said rs.
visiting my uncle. On Christmas night
attended the Christmas festival with
my relatives, and it was clear sfaylit
night, for / remember III the close ii
the Christmas tree festival thev sent !
1re balloon into the air, and il went
straight up and seemed to hang over
US quite stationary. Then Il took
course in another direction and
seemed TO float over toward Lew.
'ston. The next day was SUNDAY.
and after breakfast / walked ouf
with my uncle. 1t was . yery still
day, without a breeze, apparently.
from any quarter. Smoke rolled Is
straight into the sky. We were walk
ing silently along when my uncle
stopped and said: What do you
hearP" / listened. 1T sounds like
the roar Of the sea- | said. II did
sound like 1.-THE low monotone Of the
surf on the shore, the ceaseless roar 81
me ocean in a storm. But | added.
sot course 1t is not the sea. 1t must be
the wind. " "The wind?" asked my
dnclc; where do you see itp Look At
those trees. They are motionIess. Look
at the smoke. Look at the grove OF
pines over there, They would sing II
any trees were singing, and they are
quiet. Sure enough it wasn't the
wind, and if not the wind what was itp
It must be the ocean. We listened to
it for five minutes. It doomed and
roared sullcnly. Twas convinced that
1t was the sea. In the afternoon met
well-known Pennington gentleman
out walking and asked him if he had
heard any sound odd or strange. He
said that he heard the wind in the trees.
tasked him If he could see any trees in
motion, and he said no. l told him ]
thought it was the sea. He poohed al
first, but subsequently heard him tell
ing friend that he had heard the sea
roaring. That night we looked at the
map. and found that the nearest points
at which the sea came were Boothbay
and Harpsweli, and they are from sew
enty to eighty miles as the birds fly.
The next day the newspapers brought
reports of fearful storm along the
coast, with high seas and damaging
surf along the shore. have not hest
tated to believe that we heard the surf
at Boothbay that Sunday in Farming
ton. What current of upper air brought
it that seventy miles? The day was al
calm as the calm of the ocean at rest
Le,oiston me. Journal
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,of GENERAL INTEREST.

lat Carson Chinese opium smokers
made to clean the streets.
The word miscreant, two centuries
Ice. meant merely a misbcliever in
Catholic Church.
They are beginning to call the
berican Exhibition. that is to be in
|udon, 1.-THE Yankeries."
The Temple Emanuel in New York
! an organ with four thousand four
Inbred and twenty-four pipes.
La remarkable needle is owned by
len Victoria. Indeed. it is likely
\ there is no other needle so Won
tful in the whole world. 1t repre-
Is the column of Trajan in minia-
!. This Roman column is adorned
h many scenes in sculpture, which
! Of the heroic deeds of the Emperor
kian. Ga the little needle are pict-
scenes from the life of Queen
ktoria, but the pictures are so small
d it is necessary to use magnifying
BIS in order to see them. Tn, needle
4 be opened. 1t contains a number
needles of smaller size, which also
ttain microscopic pictures. Public
;ni0u
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CURED or MALARIA.

22FLORIDAST., ELIZABETH. NJ Mar. II, "a
l h We been using ALLcocK's Porous
PLAsTERs for the last FIVE years. Some
two years ago, after hayiag been sick for
upwards Of six months with malaris,
fond myself with an enlarged spleen, dys
peptic, and constantly troubled with a
heads che, and my kid eys did not act very
well either. Having spent most of nv
money for medicine and medical advice.
thought, to save expense, would use
ALLcocK's Porous PLAsTERs. two on the
small of my back, one on the spleen OF
continued using the pastors about thirty
days, cha nging them every week, At the
end of that time was Tertectly vel, anc
have remained SO ever since.
GEORGE DIXON.